With the details of the signed Memorandum of Understanding still unclear, it does appear, for all intents and purposes, that the United States has lost the war with Iran. That means Pete Hegseth, the first Secretary of War, has lost a war. As if the US couldn’t look more foolish, the MoU gives the US…
International Man: While the term “swap line” sounds technical and harmless, it seems like it’s just a euphemism for a bailout. What does it say when Washington starts extending swap lines to countries like Argentina and the UAE? Doug Casey: First, we should define what a swap line is. It basically amounts to the US giving a…
We are the Joke – by Mr. Fish The retreat into satirical attacks on Trump and his supporters fuels the solidification of fascism. Chris Hedges The buffoons who orchestrate fascism, with its quack science, idiocy, penchant for violence and grotesque hypermasculinity, are ripe for satire. It is easy, as late-night comics do — and as the…
The problem with durable, low-maintenance, low-operating cost technologies is self-evident: they’re not as profitable as planned obsolescence or extracting monthly fees from owners. Many of the topics I address are met with silence because they question the quasi-religious beliefs that underpin our entire way of life: the belief that Progress is inevitable because technology inevitably drives…
Editor’s Note: This article was originally inspired by a simple question that has quietly found its way into countless conversations over the last few years. What would actually happen if the systems we take for granted suddenly stopped working? While nobody can predict the future, geography, history, climate, and demographics often tell stories that politicians and…
Freddie Ponton21st Century Wire GenXGirl’s recent article, “Backdoor Alliance With Israel,” does a good job of tracing the policy architecture behind the deepening U.S.-Israel security relationship. She correctly identifies how NSPM-12, several legislative vehicles, and Pax Silica are being used together to create pathways for greater integration. Her framing is useful and timely. What GenXGirl’s piece does not fully develop…
Newly uncovered documents prove that disturbing experiments on kittens continue under the second Trump administration and the watch of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a move that directly conflicts with the values of the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement. Documents revealed via a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit prove that…
You’re three days into a backcountry trip, your filter cartridge just split, and the only water source is a stagnant pond that smells like a wet bag of ass. Or maybe it’s not a trip at all — the tap ran dry after a storm took out the water treatment plant and you’re standing over…
Life seemed to be going along pretty normally when the third month of 2020 hit and all our lives, and the lives of billions around the world, were thrown into upheaval. We’ve spent the last six years trying to figure it out and so have many others. The revelations are flying fast and furious, so…
President Kennedy’s famous speech should have been the indicator that dark forces were at work behind the scenes in his own administration, but most assumed he was referring to the Communists. The period from 1944 to 1954 laid the foundation for many of the systems that drive the world we live in today. The ideas…
